Bumper



Aug-17 1926. 1,596,490

H. s. JANDUS BUMP ER Filed Dec. '7, 9 2

Patented Aug. 17, 1926.

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e-Aren r F ies -v nnnnnn'r s. JANDUS, on KALAMAZQQ, 1YICHIGAN,,. .ASSEGIQIOREO Venn. e. .G,.:s1-nine-& :IBUMIEEB. comrnnnorlnnrnnolr MxenIeAn, A CORPGRATION OF DELAWAR BUMPER.

' Applicationfiled. December 7,1922. Serial 1T0. 6053560.

This invention rela-tes to= bumpers, :and more'pa rtienlarly' to bumpershfthe type di-sclosed and claimed in the patente-f Al Ian 13. MeGregor, No. 1,372,154 issuecl' March: 22, 1 921. Thegeneral object of the invention is -to p roviclea burnpen having the capability of protecting in ine'st efficient manner the 'Vehiele to which it is" at't-a'el ied and of its With standing severeimpaets reoei vecl by any portion-thereof. -Mere limiteddy; the invention contemplates providing; a bumper 6f! the, character referred to with a construction and arrangement of the lateral ends theree'fthat secure a maxi-mum cl'egree ef-flexi hilityfin these -portions efl'thebumper; ancl which will" enhance the I appearance-of snehends. I aceompl ishthe 'io-regoing object and other obje'ets which will appear hereinaiter ine'ncl throughthe construction and arrangement of parts "illustrated in the dizaqvings forming a; part hereof, givherein Fi'g; T 1 represents a plan View d-f a bum-per constructed in accordance;- with my: invention and ef the" cooperating ends of its su pporti ngmemhers; Fig; a front elevation of'the said bumper; and'T i'gB a detail inperspective" of the -end-'-'pe-'rtions of the bars or'menib'ers of the'hnmper; showing the same in vertieall'v separetecl relation.

Describing ithe various parts herein by reference Che-meters, 1-;-"clen0tes-a nail of s n)- porting' arms Which. are aela pted'" to? be con neetecli at their rear or i-nner ends to the acl Fer convenience" description; thefbnmner will beza-ssnmecl: tohe seeurecl to the front of the automobile, and the tern1s."" frontencl.

each. bf: the time, is bent rearwardly' and thenii war clfliy, to provide an, ontwercljly or? forwardly convex .encl pertion 2 and a short, inwardlyiextenclinaend portion 2", there being a short loop 2"13170- videcl betweenthe portionsfl and 2 The extreme ends of eaclrofthebars Q'a-rejdefiectecl ferwa rtlly, -as shown at 2 toward the frent-or impact portion of such bar and are [provided at their-extreme ends each ith an-eye/QF;

i-l cl'eriotes erearhar, the saine liavin-g a central v -s'hapetl pertionwiiwhich is 'i'nterbar and efthe top andl mit-e111 ha rs,-re

speetively. From this V sha'peclcentral portion; there eXtencl outei' encli pertions 3", sub

stantiall y parallel 5 with? the corresponding" portions the 'f'rentor impact members 2. The onter end's of the parts- 3" extend 'h'etween anel in line With-the partsQ, 'Of the bars'Q and are bent unwed-1 ancl inwardly in-vertieal ali'gnment with thepa-rts 2*, as

inclice-teclat 3,theextreme encls being bent rearwaliclly, as;- shown at 3,an'cl each being provided -ii -ithan eye '3 aclapted to align With-the eyes Q". The ends of the'bars 2 are thus rovided l eaeh With a r'earwardly directed loop tenmnatingfi n an-eye, While the ends of the har B' are; provided each With a forwarfclly tlire'etecl loop terminating in an eye. The ends-6f the bars are connected by bolts 5- eXten-eling throng-h the mligned eyes 2 and 3". there being spacing Washers between-"the barsgas indicated at 6.

i-Adjnstably mounted upen veach part 3 of thelrear or auxiliary section of the bumper is aclamp "7;,Whiehfelamps may be of any desiredConstruction,eahh being 'shewn as pivotallyconneetecllte asnpporting arm 1 by means of a vertical bolt 8.

Whenthe pert's'of the' humper' are assem'blecl, there rsnl-ts therefroma bumper having-a plnralityjef front or' impact bars Vertically spaced ancl'alig netl, with an intermediate r'ear or mint ary bar Connected at, its 'c'entral"p'ortionencl at its ends to the ends. of the impaet portion" or section, the

bumperhaving lee-peel ends fvln'eh not only present an extremely attractive appearance; due to 'thes'hapeyef' s'u'olr ends and t0 the vertical alignment' f'the loops bet-h ende' .thereofl' but whichmaterially j increase the e resiliency of the bumper and of the end portions thereof-particularly over a construction wherein the ends are connected without such loops.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a bumper, the combination of an impact section comprising a pair of bars having their ends vertically spaced, the end portion of each bar being bent rearwardly, inwardly and forwardly and each provided at its extreme end with an eye, and a rear or auxiliary bar spaced at its end portions from and at the rear of the corresponding por tions of the first mentioned bars, each end of such rear or auxiliary bar being bent forwardly and inwardly. and rearwardly and provided at its extreme rear end with an eye adapted to align with the eyes at the corresponding ends of the first mentioned bars, the eyes of the third bar being interposed between the eyes on the corresponding ends of the first two bars, and securing means extending through and uniting said eyes.

2. In a bumper, the combination of an impact section comprising a pair of bars extending substantially the length of the bumper and having their ends vertically spaced, the end portions of each bar being bent rearwardly, inwardly and forwardly and each provided at its extreme end with an eye, and a rear or auxiliary bar als extending substantially the length of the bumper and spaced at its end portions from and at the rear of the corresponding portions of the first mentioned bars, each end of such auxiliary bar being bent forwardly and inwardly and rearwardly and provided at its extreme rear end with an eye interposed between and arranged to align with the eyes at the corresponding ends of the first mentioned bars, and securing means extending through and uniting said eyes.

3. In a bumper, the combination of an impact section comprising upper and lower bars each having a looped end terminating in an eye, and a rear or auxiliary section comprising bar having at each end an eye adapted to be interposed between the eyes on the corresponding ends of the first mentioned bars, and means extending through said eyes for connecting the ends of said bars. 7

4. In a bumper, thecombination of an impact section comprising upper and lower bars each havin a rearwardl extendin inwardly and forwardly looped end portion, and a rear or auxiliary section comprising a bar having ends adapted to be-interposed between the corresponding ends of the first mentioned bars, and means connecting the ends of said bars;

5. In a bumper,the combination of a front or impact section comprising upper and lower bars each having its ends formed into rearwardly extending loops, the loops at corresponding ends being in vertical alignment and the extreme ends of the said bars being provided with aligned eyes, anda rear or auxiliary bar adapted to be secured at its central. portion to the central portions of the first mentioned bars and having portions extending substantially parallel with the end portions of the first mentioned bars and end portions formed into forwardly extending loop-s adapted to align with the loops at the corresponding ends of the first mentioned bars and having at their extreme ends eyes adapted to align with the eyes on the corresponding ends of the first mentioned bars.

6. In a bumper,the combination of a front or impact sect-ion comprising upper and lower bars each having its ends formed into rearwardly extending loops, the loops at corresponding ends being in vertical alignment and the extreme ends of the said bars being provided with aligned eyes, and a rear or auxiliary bar having its end portions formed into forwardly extending loops adapted to align with the loops at the corresponding ends of the-first mentioned bars, and means for securing together the aligned ends of said bars. e

7. A vehicle bumper comprising a front or impact bar adapted to extend across an end of the vehicle and having each end portion formed into a rearwardly and inwardly extending loop, a rear or auxiliary bar spaced at its end portions from the end portions of the first mentioned ,bar and having such portions bent into forwardly and inwardly extending loops adapted'to' align with the loops at the corresponding ends of the first mentioned bar, and means for securing the ends of said bars together.

8. A vehicle bumper comprising a front or impact bar adapted to extend across an end of the vehicle and having a rearwardly and inwardly extending loop at each end" thereof, a rear or auxiliary bar spaced at its end portions from the end portions of the v first mentioned bar and having its ends bent into forwardly and inwardly extending loops adapted to align with the loops at the corresponding ends of the first mentioned bar, the said loops terminating in eyes, and bolts extending through the eyes at each end of the bumper structure. V

9. In a bumper, the combination of a pair of vertically spaced barsadapted. to extend across an end of the vehicle and each having its end bent rearwardly, inwardly, and. forwardly to form a loop, a rear or auxiliary bar also adapted to extend across such end of the vehicle and having each of its ends bent forwardly. inwardly and rearwardly to form a loop, the said bars being provided with eyes at their ends, the eyes on the ends of the third bar being located between theeyes at the ends of the firstvtwo bars, and

means extending through and connecting the of the vehicle and having each of its end eyes at each end of the bumper structure. portions formed into a forwardly extending l0 10. In a bumper, the combination of a pair loop, and means for connecting the ends of of vertically spaced bars adapted to extend the loops at each end of the bumper.

across an end of the Vehicle and each hav- In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my ing its end portions. bent to formeach a rearsignature.

Wardly extending loop, a rear or auxiliary I bar also adapted to extend across such end HERBERT S. J ANDUS. 

